TABLE II. Number of nerves, means and standard deviation (SD) of cross-sectional areas (CSAs), differential CSA index (∆CSAs) and differential tunnel (T)-pre-tunnel (PT) index (∆TPT) in healthy volunteers (HVs) and leprosy patients (LPs) with respective p values.
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| Nerves | Variable | n | Mean ± SD | n | Mean ± SD | ||
| Ulnar (PT) | CSAs (mm2) | 92 | 5.9 ± 1.8 | 142 | 9.8 ± 7.0 | < 0.0001 | |
| Ulnar (T) | 92 | 6.7 ± 2.2 | 148 | 10.9 ± 6.4 | < 0.0001 | ||
| Median | 96 | 5.9 ± 1.5 | 128 | 8.5 ± 4.4 | < 0.0001 | ||
| Common fibular | 96 | 8.2 ± 4.4 | 130 | 14.1 ± 7.3 | <0.0001 | ||
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| Ulnar (PT) | ∆CSAs (mm2) | 46 | 0.9 ± 0.7 | 71 | 4.0 ± 7.8 | 0.0067 | |
| Ulnar (T) | 46 | 1.0 ± 0.7 | 74 | 3.7 ± 5.1 | 0.0005 | ||
| Median | 48 | 1.0 ± 0.8 | 64 | 1.4 ± 2.2 | 0.17 | ||
| Common fibular | 48 | 1.1 ± 1.1 | 65 | 2.9 ± 5.0 | 0.0154 | ||
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| Ulnar (T and PT) | ∆TPT (mm2) | 98 | 1.4 ± 1.6 | 146 | 4.4 ± 6.7 | < 0.0001 | |